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Whittaker’s won many friends when it stuck by Nigella Lawson during her recent troubles. Now the chocolate maker is reaping the rewards for its courage with a handsome new TVC, released simultaneously last night across NZ & Australia to an instant global audience of 2 million (via Facebook).

CAANZ partnered with 90 Seconds TV to capture highlights from the 2014 inaugural Beacon Awards, held at the Viaduct Events Centre earlier this month.

“If they save just one person from death by 42-inch plasma it’ll all be worthwhile!”
– Seven Sharp’s Mike Hosking taps into the majority opinion on the Advertising Standards Authority’s risible decision to ban the Telecom’s Spotify tvc that shows a guy with large, cartoony hands turfing a TV set – rock-star style – from a hotel balcony.

All Blacks hardman Brad Thorn lends his gravelly charm to a new brand TVC created for Rebel Sport by Ogilvy, and directed by The Sweet Shop’s Joel Harmsworth.

In our coverage of last week’s TRB Orcas (here), we screened one of the six venomously humorous reviews of each finalist by three ‘Experts’ – Guy Williams ( The Edge drive show), Bryce Casey (The Rock breakfast), and Dave Fane (flava). At press time, the other five were still being post-produced. Now, with great pleasure, we bring you entire collection …

Freeman’s Bay indie Republik has been appointed as the Starship Foundation’s advertising, media and strategic comms agency. The incumbent was Whybin\TBWA.

Creative retail agency.99 and direct partner justONE are putting the ‘sweet’ back into ‘home sweet home’, with a new campaign announcing the launch of Genesis Energy’s Door Knocking Switch-Off.